Chapter 128: Proposing Marriage with a Jade Bracelet
After Xu Mengqi said this, she ran back to her room and cried angrily, regardless of her father's expression.
The wife of Zhenbei Marquis hurriedly followed Xu Mengqi into the room and said, "Qi'er, you can't treat your father like this. How can you let your father marry by himself?"
Xu Mengqi raised her eyes and looked at the wife of Zhenbei Marquis, shedding tears and said, "Mother, I will not marry a merchant. I will never marry a merchant, even if I die."
Lady Zhenbei Hou sighed and said, "But Mengqi, disobeying the order is a capital crime..."
Xu Mengqi burst into tears and said, "How could Daddy agree to such a ridiculous marriage?"
The wife of Zhenbei Marquis said, "Be good, don't cry yet. Why don't you go and take a look at Su Zhan first? I heard that he looks a bit like the Crown Prince, and he is also very handsome among the young men."
Xu Mengqi said: "I am not Fu Anran, who only chooses husbands based on their looks. If I marry Su Zhan, wouldn't I become the biggest joke in Chang'an City?"
Lady Zhenbei Marquis wiped Xu Mengqi's tears and said, "Mother knows you are strong-willed, but as your father said, this son-in-law is not bad. The sons of nobles you want to marry may have families that are glamorous on the surface, but actually have been unable to make ends meet... There shouldn't be too many families like this in Chang'an City.
Your Majesty is now vigorously promoting trade with the Western Regions. You have allowed the Marquis of Zhenbei to marry into the Su family, which shows that you value our Xu family. Su Zhan has the support of the lord of our Xu family, so I don't know how bright his future will be.
Do you still remember the priceless flawless mutton-fat jade bracelet in the Jiuzhen Pavilion two years ago? That jade bracelet was later bought by Su Zhan, and I heard that he spent 30,000 taels of silver..."
Xu Mengqi couldn't help but frown upon hearing this and continued, "He spent 30,000 taels of silver to buy the mutton-fat jade bracelet that the woman was wearing. It can be seen that there is a woman in his heart that he cares about very much. He is now 25 years old and has not yet married. He must have someone else in his heart...
Yes, I have to go meet him and ask him to tell His Majesty that he already has a lover, and ask him to disobey the order..."
When Xu Mengqi thought of this, she stood up immediately, asked the maid to get hot water to wash her face, and asked the maid to prepare the carriage.
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West Street, inside Su’s Dental Clinic.
Yun Xiangye noticed that Su Zhan looked strange and whispered, "Cousin..."
Su Zhan looked at Yun Xiangye and tried his best to force a smile and said, "Your Majesty has shown mercy and is willing to marry me to the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquisate. For me, this is a great joyous event. The girl from the Xu family is now a girl I can marry."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly when she saw Su Zhan's smile, which was uglier than crying.
Su Zhan said: "Since it is His Majesty who has granted us this marriage, I will treat her well and respect her in the future..."
Yun Xiangye pondered in his heart, but he did not love her. "I have seen Miss Xu several times. She is a beauty. Cousin, it is indeed a blessing for you to have such a wife. You must cherish her well."
Su Zhan nodded slightly. It is impossible that there is not a single thing in life that is not satisfactory, and this marriage is not unsatisfactory at all.
When Yun Xiangye was about to leave Su's Dental Clinic, she ran into Xu Mengqi head-on.
Xu Mengqi recognized Yun Xiangye in front of her at a glance and said, "Prince's Consort, why is it you? Why are you here?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Miss Xu, the owner of Su's Dental Clinic, Su Zhan, is my aunt's cousin."
Xu Mengqi frowned and looked at Yun Xiangye, snorting, "No wonder His Majesty granted me a marriage, it turned out to be your good plan. Yun, although I proposed marriage to the Prince of Ning, that was three years ago. How could you treat me like this? You married a rich man, but you tricked me into marrying a poor man?"
Yun Xiangye saw that Xu Mengqi had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained, "Miss Xu, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. It was not me who schemed against you, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This marriage was His Royal Highness's idea."
Xu Mengqi frowned and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince? Why would Your Highness the Crown Prince grant me a marriage?"
Yun Xiangye said, "If Miss Xu doesn't believe it, you can ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I don't need to do this for Gu Yan."
After saying this, Yun Xiangye got on the princess's carriage and left.
Xu Mengqi stood where she was. Her original intention of going in to look for Su Zhan was changed by her decision. If this marriage was only arranged because His Majesty wanted to promote trade with the Western Regions, then there was still a chance to ask His Majesty to withdraw his order.
But if it was decided by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there must be reasons that she didn't know, and Xu Mengqi didn't dare to go against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order.
Xu Mengqi wanted to find out the details of the arranged marriage first, when she saw Su Zhan coming out of the house and bowing to her, "Miss Xu."
Xu Mengqi looked over and found that Su Zhan's eyebrows and eyes really resembled the Crown Prince...
When Xu Mengqi saw Su Zhan, she asked, "Mr. Su, do you know why His Highness wants to grant us marriage?"
Su Zhan dismissed his attendants, and Xu Mengqi also asked the maid beside her to go away.
Su Zhan said, "I once had a childhood sweetheart, and now she is your Highness's bedmate. Your Highness granted me marriage because he wanted me to let go of my childhood sweetheart. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, you and I cannot disobey it. Since we are going to be husband and wife, I don't want to hide this from Miss Xu..."
Xu Mengqi couldn't help but clench her fists when she heard this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really going too far!
After all, she was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, but she became a pawn used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, Xu Mengqi also understood that she could not change the fact that she was a pawn of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and she could only accept her fate.
Xu Mengqi looked at Su Zhan, raised her chin proudly, lowered her eyes and said, "I am the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquisate. Although I have the imperial decree to marry you, you must also show some sincerity in asking for marriage. I want you to bring the 30,000 taels of mutton-fat white jade bracelet you bought earlier to propose to me."
Su Zhan said after a while: "Yes, Miss Xu."
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In the East Palace.
Ye Wanhe, whose illness came like a mountain falling and went away like a thread being pulled, could only rest in her bedroom.
The little palace maid Xiaoshu came to Ye Wanhe with a medicine bowl and said, "Aunt, the palace is very lively today. The imperial decree for the Crown Princess has been issued, and the eldest daughter of Duke Weiguo, Wei Zhenzhu, who is away from home, is appointed as the Crown Princess."
Ye Wanhe took the medicine and frowned slightly. Why was Zhao Yun so sure that she would compromise?
Ye Wanhe has always been afraid of Zhao Yun, but perhaps the final result is "death". This time, she doesn't want to follow Zhao Yun's wishes because of her fear and suffer a lifetime of humiliation.
She couldn't abandon her identity and family, and she didn't want to erase everything in her previous life.
"Two more marriages have been decided. One is between the eldest daughter of the Fu family and Xie Shi'an, the son of Prince Wu. The other is one you will definitely not believe."
Ye Wanhe took a sip of medicine and said, "Is it about the marriage between Miss Xu from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion and Su Zhan, the owner of the Chang'an Su Clan Dental Clinic?"
Xiaoshu chuckled and said, "So you know about this. This marriage is really surprising. The daughter of a marquis is actually being betrothed to a merchant..."
Ye Wanhe said: "He is not an ordinary merchant. He will be an excellent husband... The daughter of the Xu family has found a good home."
Ye Wanhe knew very well that there was no possibility for her and Su Zhan to be together in this life.
Thinking back to the two people on that big ship, it seemed like a past life.
Ye Wanhe reached out and gently stroked her flat belly, but she still couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. After all, Su Zhan was the only man she had ever been attracted to in her life, and he had waited for her for so many years...
A tear fell from the corner of Ye Wanhe's eye. After she let Xiaoshu go out, she cried on the small couch. She never dared to cry in the East Palace, but today she didn't care much.
If she hadn't met Zhao Yun after entering the palace, it would have been great. In March, she would have been old enough to leave the palace...
Ye Wanhe didn't know how long she had been crying until a handkerchief appeared in front of her. She raised her eyes and saw a pair of eyes that were similar to Su Zhan's, but more treacherous and ruthless.
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe's red and swollen eyes and said, "Why are you crying so sadly today? Is it because Su Zhan has arranged a marriage?"
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